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Major Disconnects

The Major Disconnects series is probably the easiest one for me to talk about, because in their own abstract way, they are fairly literal pieces. Born out of the current political state of the country, and more specifically out of the debates of the 2004 election, this work combines both my love of politics and art with my technical background.

Major Disconnects uses the basic cable - CAT5 - that transports messages between two people or groups over the Internet. The fact that the cables are cut, or mismatched, or ending in space, not connected to anything, is a testament to the current miscommunication between political parties and the general public. Using a non-conductive material such as wood as the base for these pieces goes one step further in symbolizing the inability for communications to travel between points A and B.

Series began in 2005.